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Yiheng Investment Management Office by Pengfei Hu

Yiheng Investment Management Office

Silver A' Design Award Winner 2024

Pengfei Hu's Yiheng Investment Management Office commands immediate attention through its spectacular ceiling installation, a sculptural ovoid depression rendered in pristine matte white that descends toward a luminous central oculus emitting diffused, ethereal illumination reminiscent of zenithal light penetrating a celestial dome. The compositional architecture adheres to a centralized radial schema, with the elliptical ceiling feature serving as the gravitational anchor around which all other elements organize themselves in harmonious subordination. The chromatic palette exercises remarkable restraint, operating almost exclusively within an achromatic spectrum of titanium whites, pearl grays, and warm ivory tones, punctuated by a single dramatic rectangle of deep obsidian black that functions as a visual anchor on the curved left wall. The spatial construction employs curvilinear geometries throughout, with sweeping walls that reject orthogonal severity in favor of flowing organic transitions that guide the eye through continuous serpentine pathways. The reception desk at right echoes this biomorphic vocabulary, its undulating white form suggesting frozen liquid or geological stratification rendered in glossy composite material. Floor surfaces of white crystalline marble with subtle gray veining create a reflective plane that doubles the luminosity of the space while introducing delicate linear elements through embedded LED channels that trace sinuous paths across the ground plane. The perforated wall treatment at left introduces a constellation of small circular apertures that create a delicate pointillist pattern, transitioning from dense clustering near the black display screen to sparse distribution at the periphery. Vertical ribbed panels at right introduce subtle tactile variation and rhythmic repetition that counterbalances the smooth continuous surfaces elsewhere. The lighting paradigm achieves a remarkable quality of ambient diffusion, with the central oculus providing soft, shadowless illumination that eliminates harsh contrasts and creates an atmosphere of serene transcendence. This interior exemplifies contemporary parametric design sensibilities, demonstrating affinities with the organic modernism of Zaha Hadid and the refined minimalism of high-end corporate environments, creating a spatial experience that communicates institutional sophistication, technological advancement, and aesthetic refinement through its seamless integration of sculptural ceiling architecture, fluid spatial boundaries, and precisely calibrated material relationships.

The design team wanted to create a multi-spatial form that blurs the boundaries, where people walk freely and work effectively in the space of different interfaces, and this rhythmic and rhythmic change will also form beauty and imagination in people's feelings. The designer uses symbols with an Eastern context to decorate the main room and the secondary room of the independent trading room, bringing aesthetics to the space, and giving a beautiful vision to the enterprise.